Fur combing and ironing machine



July 30, 1946. R. L. GRIFFIN ET AL FUR COMBING AND IRONING MACHINE FiledJune 26, 1945 4 Sheets-Sheet l y R, L. GRIFFIN Er AL FUR COMBING ANDIRONING MACHINE 4 Sheet$-Sheet 2 Filed June 26, 1945 -J'K, $4 a July 30,1946- R. L. GRIFFIN ET AL FUR COMBING AND IRONING MAHINE Filed June 26,1943 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 July 30, 1946- R. L. GRIFFIN ET AL FUR COMBING ANDIRONING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 4- Filed June 26, 1943 Patented July 30,1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Moore, Danvers, Mass,

assignors to A. 0.

Lawrence Leather Company, Peabody, Mass;, a".

corporation of Maine Application June 26, 1943, Serial No. 492,462

20 Claims. 1

The present invention relates to machine for operating upon the fur ofskins or pelts and more particularly to machines designed andconstructed especially to comb and iron the fu thereof, such as the woolof woolskins, to straighten the fibres and impart thereto a pleasingsheen or lustrous appearance.

The object of the present invention is to provide a machine of'the abovetype which shall operate at high speed with improved results, whichshall have complete and positive control of the work as it is fed andpresented to the combing and ironing instrumentalities, and which may beeasily and quickly adjusted by the operator to adapt it for varioustypes and conditions of skins and to regulate the effects produced.

With these objects in view the present invention consistsin the devicesand combinations of devices hereinafter described and more particularlydefined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a woolskin combing andironing machine embodying our invention, Fig. 1 is a front elevationwith certain parts broken away for clearness of illustration; Fig. 2 isa side elevation of the same looking from the right of Fig. 1; Fi 3 is asimilar side elevation looking from the left of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a sideelevation, on an enlarged scale, showing the upper portion of themachine looking from the left of Fig. 1, with portions broken away; Fig.5 shows in elevation the combing and ironing roll detached and before ithas been provided with the heatin and combin elements; Fig. 6 is alongitudinal, sectional view of the left hand end portion of the same,on an enlarged scale; Fig. 7 is an end elevation of such roll lookingfrom the left of Fig. 6; Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on line88 of Fig. 6 looking toward the left in the direction of the arrows; andFig. 9

is a fragmentary, transverse sectional View, on a still larger scale, ofthe peripheral portion of the roll showing the combing devices andmethod of mounting the same on the roll.

The machine of the drawings comprises briefly a combing and ironing rollwith the combing devices and the ironing faces alternately spaced aroundthe periphery of the roll. Electrical heating devices'within the roll,with external control devices, maintain the desired ironing temperature.

The work is presented to the combing and ironing'roll by means of arotating bed roll against which the woolskins are held by means of aplurality of spaced, endless, traveling feedbelts driven and guided bysuitably placed feed andteni- 2 sion rolls. A pressureplate, positionedclose to the bite of the combing and bed rolls and around which the feedbeltspass, controls the presentation of the skins to the combing andironing roll;

Driving means are provided for the two rolls, the combing and ironingroll being rotated at relatively high linear speed, such, for example,as three thousand feet per minute, while the bed roll and feed beltstravel at arelatively low linear speed, such as eight feet per minute.

The machine is provided with conveniently placed inclined work table tofacilitate the presentation by the operator of the skins to the feeddevices. Also a wiper is providedfor removing any foreign matter fromthe face of the bed roll.

The frame of the machine shown in the drawings is of welded channel ironconstruction, comprising the short horizontal top side members Isupported upon the front and back vertical members 3, with the longfront upper transverse member 5 and lower front and back transversemembers l.

Mounted in the bearings 9 supported upon the upper side members I is thecombing and ironing roll ll. Preferably these are ball bearings and oneof them is arranged for axial movement to provide for the elongation ofthe shaft-through expansion by heat. The roll is shown in end elevation,incorporated in the machine, in Figs. 3 and 4,. and in sideelevation,apart from the machine, in Fig. 5, and in enlarged axial sectional viewin Fig. 6. As shownin the latter figure, theroll is made up of a. seriesof cylindrical sections or members l3, each having a central hub l5 and.web I! and fixedly secured upon the shaft Is by means of the splittapered sleeve 2!. The adjacentside faces of these sections l3 areformed with cooperating annular aligning shouldersandgrooves 23. Eachsection is also formed with a series of circula bores 25in four groupsof three each, see Figs. 7 and 8, to receive the heating units, and withthree bolt holes 21 through which are passed long bolts 28 for clampingthese sections together.

The bores 25 and bolt holes 21 are positioned so that when the boltholes are aligned and the bolts inserted, the bores 25 in each sectionare also aligned throughout the length of the rolls. By makingtherolls-in separate sections and-machining each before assembling, manymanufacturing difficulties are-avoided as, for example, the drilling ofthe small bores of a fraction of an inch in diameter through the longroll, which may beseveral feetin length. Furthermore, there isless"wastage onaccount of imperfect castings.

1 Also, more perfect balancing of the roll can be secured, and this isof importance Where a roll of the required size and weight is normallyrotated at such high speed as 1000 R. P. M.

The sections are first assembled upon the shaft, conveniently by firstheating the hub of an end section, positioning it On the shaft andforcing home a split taper sleeve, then adding in the same manner oneafter another the intermediate sections, and finally the other endsection. The sections are then secured together by means of the clampingbolts, and the roll surface is given a finishing cut. The fourlongitudinal slots 29 are next planed in the periphery of the roll, theouter corner of the following side of each slot being slightly relieved,as shOWn at 3| in Fig. 9, to avoid liability of damage to the wool whenthe ironing face 33 contacts the same.

The heating units for the roll are of a well known tubular typecomprising an outer steel tube of a diameter to have an easy driving fitwithin the bores 25. Within the tubes are the heating elements whichconsist of helical coils of resistance wire embedded in a core ofrefractory material. These heating elements are connected together inpairs at one end of the roll, the right hand end in Fig. l, and thesepairs are so connected to one another and to the three contact rings 35on the other end of the roll shaft, that through the brushes 3'! bearingon the rings and suitable switch connections, the pairs of heating unitsmay be connected either all in parallel to give the high heat, or witheach two pairs of heating units in series to give the low heat,whichever is required in the opinion of the operator. In order thatthese contact rings and brushes may be mounted upon the free end of theshaft, that is, outside the bearing 9, this portion 39 of the shaft isformed with the axial bore 4i, and smaller inclined passages 43 toreceive the connections from the several heater elements. See Fig. 6.

The combing devices for the roll comprises two rows of steel teeth 45fixed in staggered relation in the metal plate ll secured in the slotsby means of screws 49. The combing and ironing roll is driven by themotor supported upon subbase 52 on the machine frame and connected withthe roll shaft through multiple grooved pulleys 53 and 55, and theV-belts 57, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The feed roll 6! for supporting and presenting the work to the ironingroll i l is secured upon shaft 62 which is mounted in bearings 63supported upon the bearing plates 65 which in turn rest upon the topmembers i of the frame of the machine. Bearings 63 and plates 65 areadjustably secured in position by means of bolts 67 passing throughslots 69 in the bearings and plates and through round holes in the topframe members, being screwed into the steel clamping bars 1%. Theabutment blocks H secured to the plates 65 hold the bearings 63 frommovement with respect thereto. By loosening the bolts Bl the plates andthe bearing blocks 53 supported thereon may be moved upon the framemembers i to bring the bed roll the proper distance from the feed rollin accordance with the character of the work and the degree of combingand ironing desired.

Conveniently, this adjusting movement of the bed roll is effected bymeans of the pair of horizontal shafts, l3,-with their inner threadedreduced ends l5 passing through the internally threaded studs 7'!mounted in the bearing plates 85. Fixed bearing studs 19 in the topframe members I permit rotation of the shaft 13 but hold them from axialmovement. Knurled heads 89 are provided on the ends of the shaft 13 torotate the latter. Thus, when the heads are turned, the bearing platesand bearings carried thereby will be adjusted to bring the feed rollnearer to or farther from the combing and ironing r011. When the properadjustment has been made, the bolts 61 will be tightened and the partsretained in their adjusted position.

Cooperating with the bed roll to feed the skins to th combing andironing roll are the feed belts 8! arranged in a series of spaced,parallel endless belts positively driven by a pair of feed rolls at thesame linear speed as the periphery of the bed roll, with one leg of eachbelt engaging the wool face of the skin to hold the leather face of theskin in close contact with the face of the bed roll, thus insuring apositive and uniform feeding movement of the skin to and past thecombing and ironing instrumentalities.

The rolls for supporting, driving, guiding and tensioning the feed beltscomprise a positively driven, smooth faced top feed roll 83 mounted upona shaft 85 pivoted in bearing blocks 81 slidingly mounted in theinclined slots 89 formed in the upper marginal portion of the feed supporting plates 9!, one on each side of the machine. These plates, asshown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, are of approximately trapezoidal shape andprovided with hubs 93 forming bearings through which passes the bed rollshaft 62 upon which the supporting plates are thus pivoted.

A second positively driven feed and. guide roll 95 is pivctall mountedin the bearing blocks 9'! positioned in vertical slots G9 at the top ofthe supporting plates, being vertically adjustable therein by means ofadjustment stud IUI, with lock nut. This roll is provided with a seriesof annular ribs I93, spaced from one another the width of the individualbelts to maintain the latter in desired spaced parallel relation.

Intermediate the top feed roll and the guide roll is the smooth-facedtake-up roll I85 idly rotated in bearings in blocks I01 which are freelymovable vertically in the slots If!!! in thesupporting plates 9i. Thistake-up roll rests upon the top surfaces of the feed belts 8| betweenthe top feed roll and the guide roll, and by reason of its weightmaintains the desired belt tension.

The lower legs of the feed belts, which press the skins against the bedroll, are guided and supported at the point where they leave the skinsby a pressure plate ill around which the belts pass. This plate ispositioned close to the bite of the bed roll and the combing and ironingroll, and turns the belts upwardly and baekwardly to the guide roll 95.The plate consists of a wedgeshaped bar of steel extending across theface of the feed roll and is secured at each end to the supporting armsH3 pivoted on the studs H5 fixed in the supporting plates 9!. Thepressure plate is yieldingly held depressed by means of the tensionsprings H1 secured at their upper ends to downward extensions H9 of thesupporting arms H3, and at their lower ends to the pull chains l2| whichpass downwardly around the idler pulleys I23 and thence horizontallythrough the latching plates I25 to the pull rings I27, thus permittingthe operator to adjust the ten sion of springs H! which oppose the pullof the feed belts 8i. Pins i291 fixed in the supporting plates 9! limitthe downward movement of the supporting arms and the pressure platecarried thereby.

The purpose of the wedge-shaped plate is to provide a support for thefeed belts as close as possible to the point where the combing andironing instrumentalities operate upon the wool, thus maintaining fullcontrol of the skin during the feeding and the combing and ironingoperations, and insuring uniformly perfect results.

It will be noted that the feed belts and their driving, supporting,guiding and tensioning devices are all carried upon the supportingplates which are pivoted to turn about the axis of the feed roll. Thusthe position of all of these parts relative to one another remainsunchanged irrespective of how the plates may be adjusted angularly upontheir pivots from time to time. Such adjustment may be required for thepurpose of positioning the supporting plate nearer to or further fromthe bite of the rolls in accordance with the character of the work, Suchadjustments are effected by means of the adjusting bars l3], hexagonalin transverse section, to receive an actuating wrench, the upper endsbeing of reduced diameter and passing through the studs 33. pivotallymounted in the supporting plates, and the reduced lower ends beingthreaded and passing through blocks 35 pivotally supported on the innerfaces of the vertical frame members 3.

To facilitate the presentation of the skins to the feed roll and feedbelts by the operator, an inclined feed table 231 has been providedmounted upon the brackets i39 secured to the inner faces of the crcssmember 5 of the frame.

The bed roll 6!, the top feed and guide rolls 83 and $5, and the feedbelts Si are all driven from the gear motor MI having a low speeddriving sprocket M3 connected by a chain Hill with the large sprocket ll'l fixed upon the bed roll shaft 62. The proper tension on this chainis obtained by adjustment of the idler sprocket hi9 engaging the outerface of the left hand leg of the chain, as shown in Fig. 3. The idler ismounted upon the base I51, which in turn is adjustably secured to theright angled bracket E53 bolted to the under face of the transverse topmember 5, the securing bolts I55 passing through holes in the idler baselfii and through the horizontal slots l5'l in the bracket I53 with nutsi59 on their inner ends. See Fig. 1.

The idler base and idler may be adjusted to give the desired tension tothe chain by means of the threaded abutment stud iill which passesthrough a threaded opening in the boss IE3 on the bracket I53 with locknut By first loosening the lock nut on the stud and the securing nuts 59on bolts I55, the stud It! may be turned in one direction to force theidler base and idler to the right in Fig. 4, to tighten the chain, orthe stud may be turned in the opposite direction to permit movement ofthe parts to the left to loosen the chain as required, after which theseveral nuts are tightened to hold the parts securely in adjustedposition.

The top feed roll 93 is driven from the bed roll shaft 62 by means of achain I51 driven from the sprocket use fired upon such shaft and passingover the idler sprocket ill pivo-tally supported on a bearing studmounted in the inclined slot H3 in the left hand supporting plate, asseen in Fig. 4. Loosening the clamping nut I permits the adjustment ofthe bearing block inwardly and outwardly of the slot to give the desiredtension to the chain.

The top feed roll 83 is driven from this chain bymeans of the sprocketll! fixed upon the left hand end .of the shaft 85 0f the feed roll,which 6 sprocket engages the outer face of the top leg ofthe chain I61driven from the bed roll shaft. The relative diameters of sprockets l1!and I 69 are such that the peripheral speeds of top feed roll 83 and bedroll 6| are equal.

The driving means for rotating the guide roll 55 for the feed beltscomprises a sprocket I19 fixed upon the right hand of the guide rollshaft, as shown in Fig. 1, driven by the short chain lei from thedriving sprocket E83 fixed upon the right hand end of the shaft 55 ofthe top feed roll 33. These sprockets are of such relative sizes thatthe guide roll, although of smaller diameter than the feed roll, isnevertheless driven at the same peripheral speed as those of the feedroll 85, .belts 8 i, and bed roll 6|.

In order to prevent the improper presentation of the Work to the combingand ironing roll by reason of foreign material adhering to the face ofthe bed roll and raising the skin at that point above the surface of theroll, clearing or cleaning devices for the bed roll have been providedwhich are held yieldingly a ainst the face of the roll as the latterrotates to remove any adhering pieces of skin or other material. ThisWiper mechanism, shown in l and l, comprises a piece or strip of felt orother suitable material 85 extending across the width of the roll andclamped to wiper blade it! carried on the supporting arms i353 extendingfrom the tubular supporting shaft [9i pivoted on the studs 593 fixed inthe web of the top horizontal frame members 5. Depending from each endof the shaft 595 are the tension arms I95, the lower ends of which areattached to one of the ends of the tension springs Edi, the other endsof the springs being anchored upon the studs Hi9 fixed in the verticalframe members 3. The tension springs thus hold the felt face of thewiper blade in close yielding contact with the surface of the bed rollto remove therefrom any foreign material which might displace the skinand cause improper cornbing and ironing, or even damage to the skin ofsuch raised portion.

In the operation of the machine the operator, before setting the machinein motion, adjusts the controls of the heating units to cause high heatto be applied to combing and ironing roll. As soon as the desiredtemperature of the roll is attained, the two motors are started, thesmall low speed gear motor driving the feed roll and the belts, and thelarge high speed motor driving the combing and ironing roll.

The operator now puts a skin upon the feed roll table, with the woolside up, and advances it by hand to the bed roll and then under the feedbelts. There-upon the roll and belts act positively to feed the skin atuniform speed to the combing and ironing rolls where the combing teethand the ironing surfaces, traveling at high speed over the slower movingskin, comb out and iron the wool fibres, not only straightening andfixing them in straightened condition, but also imparting a pleasinglustrous finish thereto. For best results the skin is passed through themachine several times in different directions.

If during the operation of the machine, due to slow presentation of theskins by the operator, the combing and ironing roll tends to become toohot, the operator by means of the hand co ols, puts it on low heat andcontinues thereafter to shift from one heat to the other as conditionsmay require. From time to time th operator may also change theadjustment of the presser plate, as changesin thecharacterof the Work orthe desired treatment of the fur may require, by shifting angularly thesupporting plates which carry the feed belts unit by means of theadjusting bars.

Where in the specification and claims reference is made to the bite ofthe combing and ironing roll and of the bed roll, this is to beunderstood to mean the point where the surfaces of these rolls areclosest together.

Having thus described. the invention, what is claimed is:

l. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for presenting the work to the combing andironing roll, a plurality of spaced feed belts contacting the work onthe opposite side thereof from the bed roll and cooperating with the bedroll to feed the work, and means for actuating the rolls and belts.

2. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for presenting the work to the combing andironing roll, a plurality of spaced feed belts contacting the work onthe opposite sid thereof from the bed roll and cooperating with the bedroll to feed the work, and means for actuating the combing and ironingroll at high linear speed and the bed roll and the feed belts at thesame low linear speed.

3. A fur combing and ironing machine having,

in combination, a combing and ironing roll, a bed roll for supportingand feeding the work, said rolls being rotatably mounted in normallyfixed relation to one another with their peripheral faces closelyadjacent, traveling feed belts contacting the work on the opposite sidethereof from the bed roll, means positioned between the rolls andadjacent the bite thereof for supporting and guiding th belts, and meansfor actuating the rolls and belts.

4. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for presenting the work to the combing andironing roll, a plurality of spaced feed belts cooperating with the bedroll to feed the Work, a

presser plate positioned between the rolls and around which the feedbelts pass for pressing the work against the bed roll, and means foractuating the rolls and belts.

5. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for presenting the work to the combing andironing roll, said rolls being rotatably mounted in normally fixedrelation to one another with their peripheral faces closely adjacent, aplurality f spaced feed belts cooperating with the bed roll to feed thework, a wedge-shaped presser plate positioned between the rolls adjacentthe bite thereof and around which the feed belts pass, yieldingsupporting devices for the plate normally urging the plate closer to theperiphery of the feed roll and nearer the bite of said roll, and meansfor actuating the said rolls.

6. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for presenting the work to the combing andironing roll, said rolls being rotatably mounted in normally fixedrelation to one another with their peripheral faces closely adjacent, aplurality of spaced feed belts cooperating with the bed roll to feed thework, a presser plate positioned between the rolls adjacent the bitethereof, yielding pivoted means for supporting the presser plate, andmeans for actuating the rolls and belts.

'7. A fur combing and ironing machine having,

in combination, a combing and ironing roll, a bed 'roll for presentingthe work to the combing and ironing roll, a plurality of spaced feedbelts contacting the work on the opposite side thereof from the feedroll and cooperating with the bed roll to feed the work, supporting, guding and tensioning devices for the belts, and means for actuating therolls and belts.

8. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for presenting the work to the combing andironing roll, a plurality of spaced feed belts cooperating with the bedroll to feed the work, supporti g, guiding and tensioning devices forthe belts, means pivotally mounted coaxially with the bed roll forsupporting said devices, and means for actuating the rolls and belts.

9. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for presenting th work to the combing andironing roll, said rolls being rotatably mounted in normally fixedrelation to one another with their peripheral faces closely adjacent, aplurality of spaced feed belts cooperating with the bed roll to feed thework, supporting and driving rolls for the belts, a tensioning roll forthe belts, a presser plate for supporting the belts adjacent the bite ofthe combing and ironing roll and of the bed roll, adjustable commonsupporting means for the belt supporting and driving rolls, thetensioning roll and presser plate, and actuating mechanism for thecombing and ironing roll, the bed roll and the feed rolls with theadjacent faces of the combing and ironing roll and of the feed rollmoving in the same direction.

10. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a framehaving horizontal side members, a combing and ironing roll, a bed rollfor directly supporting the work, bearings for said rolls, the bearingsfor one of said rolls being permanently secured to the horizontal sidemembers of the frame, the bearings for the other roll being providedwith slots, bolts passing through the slots for securing said bearingsto said horizontal side members in normally fixed, unyielding position,and adjusting screws for adjusting said slotted bearings when the boltsare loosened to move one of said rolls toward and from the other roll.

11. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding thework, a bed roll shaft, supplementary feeding devices pivoted coaxiallywith the bed roll and comprising movable means contacting the work onthe opposite side from the bed roll, and connections for actuating saidmeans from the bed roll shaft.

12. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding thework, a bed roll shaft, supplementary feeding devices pivoted upon thebed roll shaft and comprising movable means contacting the work on theopposite side from the bed roll, connections for actuating said meansfrom the bed r011 shaft, and means for normally supporting the bed rollin fixed position, said means having provision for adjusting the bedroll and supplementary feeding devices as a unit toward and from thecombing and ironing roll.

13. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding thework, a shaft for the bed roll, supplementary feeding devices pivotedcoaxially with the bed roll comprising a plurality of feed beltscontacting the opposite side of the work from the bed roll, means forsupporting and driving the belts including a floating feed roll, afloating idler roll, a fixed guide roll, and connections from the bedroll shaft for actuating the feed and guide rolls.

14. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding thework, feed belts engaging the opposite side of the Work from the bedroll, supporting and driving mechanism for the belts, means pivotedcoaxially with the bed roll and carrying the belt supporting and drivingmechanism, a lever pivoted on said means, a presser plate on the lever,and a tension spring connected at one end to the lever and adjustablyconnected at the other end to vary its tension.

15. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding theWork, a supplementary feeding unit comprising feed belts, feeding andguiding rolls therefor, a presser plate for supporting the belts, meansfor supporting the rolls and plate pivoted coaxially with the bed roll,and devices for adjusting the supplementary feeding unit rotatably aboutthe bed roll.

16. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding thework, a supplementary feeding unit comprising side plates pivotedcoaxially with the bed roll and having bearing-receiving marginal slots,bearings mounted in the slots, feeding and guiding and idler rolls inthe bearings, the Joearings for the feeding and idler rolls floating intheir slots, a yieldingly mounted presser plate supporting the belts andcarried by the side plates, and means for actuating the feeding andguiding rolls.

17. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding thework, said rolls being rotatably mounted in normally 10 fixed,unyielding relation to one another with their peripheral faces closelyadjacent, means positioned between said rolls and adjacent the bitethereof and cooperating with the bed roll for presenting the work to thecombing and ironing roll, and means for actuating the rolls.

18. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding thework, said rolls being rotatably mounted in normally fixed, unyieldingrelation to one another with their peripheral faces closely adjacent,means positioned between said rolls and adjacent the bite thereof forcooperating with the bed roll for presenting the work to the combing andironing roll, said means being adjustably positioned with respect to thebite of said rolls, and means for actuating the rolls.

19. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding theWork and adjustable toward and from the combing and ironing roll througha limited range, said rolls being rotatably mounted in normally fixed,unyielding relation to one another with their peripheral faces closelyadjacent, means positioned between said rolls and adjacent the bitethereof and cooperating with the bed roll for presenting the Work to thecombing and ironing roll, and means for actuating said rolls.

20. A fur combing and ironing machine having, in combination, a combingand ironing roll, a bed roll for directly supporting and feeding thework, said rolls being rotatably mounted in normally fixed, unyieldingrelation to one another with their peripheral faces closely adjacent,yieldingly supported means positioned between said rolls and adjacentthe bite thereof and cooperating with the bed roll for presenting thework to the combing and ironing roll, and means for actuating saidrolls.

ROGER L. GRIFFIN. NORMAN Y. MOORE.

